Zeitner v. Floair, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal in a workmen's compensation case by the widow as conservator of the estate of Christopher Zeitner, the minor dependent of the deceased workman.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court properly computed the wages of the deceased workman pursuant to K. S. A. 44-511(2). Under the trial court’s computation the decedent’s minor dependent was awarded the minimum death benefit.

In the proceedings before the examiner the surviving spouse of the decedent, Hanne Zeitner, waived her rights to compensation in favor of the minor…